Effectiveness and composition of emotional cultivation groups for Taiwanese youth with emotion regulation difficulties

Key Points

• The research aims to evaluate the effectiveness of emotional cultivation groups for youth facing emotion regulation challenges.
• Focused on Taiwanese youth with emotion regulation difficulties
• Utilized BEAR groups as a culturally grounded intervention
• Examined group compositions with varying friendship approach goals
• BEAR groups showed promise in addressing emotional issues
• Heterogeneous group compositions improved relational outcomes among participants
• Culturally tailored interventions were effective in the Taiwanese context